Rated a very respectable 3.8 out of 5 on Goodreads

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Maryland

How to Speak and Write It Right

Sharpen your language skills and navigate your way around grammatical minefields with this entertaining and practical guide. For anyone who has ever been stumped by dangling modifiers and split infinitives, or for those who have no idea what these things even are, My Grammar and I...Or Should That Be Me? offers practical and humorous guidance on how to avoid falling into language pitfalls. Here are all the right tools to help you gain confidence as a speaker and writer, highlighting the most common language errors, such as wrongly used prepositions, misplaced modifiers, and confusing participles.

This refreshing refresher course covers:
? Spelling and Confusables-There are times when the spelling rule "i before e except after c" does not apply
? Parts of Speech-Is it "its" or "it's"? "Whose" or "who's"?
? Sentence Structure-Let us ponder the subject, or object, of "I" and "me"
? Punctuation-So where does a comma go?
? Elements of Style-There is more to grammar than knowing the difference between a subordinate object and a nonrestrictive apostrophe

And, for those grammar know-it-alls, there are entertaining "Smart Aleck" trivia, anecdotes, witticisms, and more. Clever and informative, this is the ideal gift for all English-language sticklers.

My Grammar and I... or Should That Be Me?

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

New Jersey

Passion and Property in Manhattan

An investigation into the secretive world of Manhattan luxury real estate offers insight into the workings of carriage-trade brokers, co-op boards, and the homes of such figures as Jerry Seinfeld, Barbra Streisand, and Tommy Hilfiger.

The Sky's the Limit

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How Smart Schools Upend the Business of Reform

Offering a fresh take on the endless battles over school reform, in Beyond the Education Wars journalist, bestselling author, and business professor Andrea Gabor argues that despite being championed by the likes of Bill Gates and Eli Broad, the market-based changes and carrot-and-stick incentives informing today's school reforms are out of sync with the nurturing culture that good schools foster - and at odds with the best practices of thriving twenty-first-century companies as well. A welcome exception to the doom-and-gloom canon of education reform, Beyond the Education Wars makes clear that what's needed is not more grand ideas, but practical ways to grow the great ones schools already have.

After the Education Wars

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Your Comprehensive Guide to Alternative Treatments

Championing the value of consulting more than one doctor when disabled with a serious disease or disorder, Rosenfeld describes a number of alternative treatments for one hundred of the most common disorders

Second Opinion

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Washington

For use in schools and libraries only. A collection of nursery rhymes with diagrams for accompanying finger plays.

Hand Rhymes

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Donald Crews

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

New York

From Donald Crews, the Caldecott Honor artist and award-winning creator of Truck, Freight Train, and many other classic picture books for young children, this picture book is a fun introduction to basic math concepts.

What can you do with ten black dots?



One dot can make a sun, two dots can make the eyes of a fox, and three dots can make a snowman's face.

And that's just the beginning in this unique counting book! Children will develop visual learning skills, explore creativity, and practice counting numbers, all in one deceptively simple--and fun!--picture book.

A proven favorite at home and in the preschool classroom.

Ten Black Dots

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Greg Mortenson

Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan

A follow-up to the best-selling Three Cups of Tea continues Mortenson's story of his humanitarian efforts to bring education into disadvantaged Middle East regions, describing such events as the 2005 earthquake and a tense eight-day abduction by the Taliban.

Stones into Schools

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Oregon

Secretary’s Index to English 

Rhonda Lucas Donald

Ex-library copy with torn out front page and internal markings/stamps

Text and color photos present the causes and effects of water pollution, covering pesticides, airborne pollutants, wetland conservation, and other related topics.

Water Pollution

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Barry Lane

Name on inner cover and across pages as pictured. No other flaws. 3

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Texas

Teaching and Learning Creative Revision

Presents practical techniques designed to help teachers of upper elementary grades and up discover and share the power of revision.

After the End

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Jerry Spinelli

Louisiana

In this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School forever.

 Stargirl 82

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The Story of Man's Search for Speed and Distance

How Fast, How Far?

Baptiste Paul

A soccer story—for boy and girls alike—just in time for the World Cup! “Vini! Come! The field calls!” cries a girl as she and her younger brother rouse their community—family, friends, and the local fruit vendor—for a pickup soccer (futbol) game. Boys and girls, young and old, players and spectators come running—bearing balls, shoes, goals, and a love of the sport. “Friends versus friends” teams are formed, the field is cleared of cows, and the game begins! But will a tropical rainstorm threaten their plans? The world’s most popular and inclusive sport has found its spirited, poetic, and authentic voice in Baptiste Paul’s debut picture book—highlighting the joys of the game along with its universal themes: teamwork, leadership, diversity, and acceptance. Creole words (as spoken in St. Lucia, the author’s birthplace island in the Caribbean) add spice to the story and are a strong reminder of the sport’s world fame. Bright and brilliant illustrations by debut children’s book illustrator Jacqueline Alcántara—winner of the We Need Diverse Books Illustration Mentorship Award—capture the grit and glory of the game and the beauty of the island setting where this particular field was inspired. Soccer fan or not, the call of The Field is irresistible.

The Field

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Mari Schuh

People use light. Animals use light. Plants use light too! Read to find out why light is important to living things and how light is used.

Why Is Light Important?

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Mike Laird

Sean Cain

The Fundamental Five: The Formula for Quality Instruction, shares with teachers and school leaders the five practices that every teacher can, and should, use to dramatically improve instuctional rigor and relevance, and student performance.

The Fundamental 5: the Formula for Quality Instruction

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Florida

The big "M"

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William Miller

Some old library marks. Otherwise, mint. Please see images for details.

Illustrated by Gregory Christie A fictionalised account to the early life of African-American writer Richard Wright which tells the story of how he was taught to read and discovered an interest in books and libraries. An interest greatly hampered by the segregation laws of the American southern states which prevented black people from borrowing library books. Illustrated throughout in full colour. Ages 3 - 9.

Richard Wright and the Library Card

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Mindy Warshaw Skolsky

When she goes to visit her grandparents in the Bronx, Hannah wonders if her grandmother will consider the whistling tea kettle Hannah is bringing a necessity worth keeping when it helps to foil a robbery.

Hannah and the Whistling Teakettle

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#hardcover #education #schools #politics #teaching #sociology 

Rules for Making Schools Work

Wanted: A Queen of Education
Candidate must be able to take decisive action, cut through red tape, deflate the bureaucratic bloat, wrestle with the diagnostic nightmare of ADHD, and refuse to sell out her students to the corporate fat cats.

Though we have "education presidents" who give lip service to fixing schools-what we really need is a Queen of Education who will get the job done. Anyone searching for such a candidate would put LouAnne Johnson's resume on the top of the stack of likely applicants. LouAnne Johnson is the gutsy ex-marine turned teacher who has wrestled with tough kids and even tougher adults. Her life inspired the movie Dangerous Minds - which was based on her book My Posse Don't Do Homework. Johnson's knack for finding original solutions to intractable problems has not only made her an exemplary teacher but a popular speaker on the lecture circuit.

In this engaging book, "Queen" LouAnne offers her down-to-earth advice about fixing schools. Johnson makes no secret about the fact that she is fed up with an educational system that is too quick to label and write off children who don't fit the mold. Among her royal rules for fixing the system: no class shall have more than 20 students, all elected representatives must teach in a public school classroom for two weeks, and the testing frenzy must stop this very second! LouAnne is a passionate advocate for schools that are smaller, healthier, more humane, and more attuned to different learning styles. With humor and good sense, she shows how a compassionate teacher or parent can cut through the red tape and make a crucial difference in the life of a child.

"LouAnne Johnson's book is a blend of common sense, humor, and practical, down-to-earth ideas of how each one of us, as a parent or a concerned citizen, can make a contribution toward improving America's public schools. I highly recommend it."
-Michele Borba, Ed.D., author, Don't Give Me That Attitude!, No More Misbehavin', and Building Moral Intelligence

"As a former student of LouAnne's first 'at risk' class, I experienced firsthand her approach to education. The result was nothing less than a miracle. This book has the power to do for the United States education system what it did for our class; turn a flawed reality into an exemplary system of education."
-Dan Mueller, associate producer and designer, BottleRocket Entertainment Inc.

"LouAnne Johnson writes with passion, humor, and good old common sense about the joys and frustrations of teaching, and the ways in which caring individuals can make a critical difference. Her book is a must read for all who have a stake in the success of our schools."
-Robert R. Spillane, United States Department of State, Office of Overseas Schools, former New York State Deputy Commissioner of Education and former superintendent of the Boston and Fairfax County Virginia Public Schools

Praise for Dangerous Minds

"Johnson shows the importance of basic respect, constant encouragement, and unorthodox teaching strategies for a generation (another generation) of disenfranchised students."
-Kirkus Review

"Remarkable - Johnson proves that unorthodox methods can turn a problem kid into an "A" student."
-Vogue

The Queen of Education

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A Book about Models

How Muscles and Bones Hold You Up

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#dictionary #hardcover #nonfiction #education Tear to original dust jacket (pictured). Otherwise great condition. 

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

English

The American Heritage College Dictionary Third Edition 

Reading & Language Arts

Keys to Reading Activity Book

#family #parenting #education #skills #help #love #children 

Oklahoma

When Time-Out, Doesn't Work

This book will appeal to parents who have felt frustrated, helpless, or angry when traditional parenting tools didn't work. The Time-In process is an overall approach that teaches children to be competent, to think, and to succeed using four tools-ask, act, attend, and amend. Parents can use Time-In when they want children to listen and think (ask), change behaviour (act), pay attention to the needs of others (attend), or to right a wrong they have done (amend).

Time-In

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A Traveler's Introduction to Chinese Characters

This unique approach to learning characters features dozens of the most commonly used words and phrases encountered daily. By using photographs of actual street scenes, it differentiates between various styles of characters used in public places, and guides the reader through numbers, names, common words, money, directions and much more. An ideal reference for tourists and students.

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J. A. Wines; Caroline Taggart

My Grammar and I... or Should That Be Me?

Steven Gaines

The Sky's the Limit

Andrea Gabor

After the Education Wars

Isadore Rosenfeld